Where does “logh” come from?

logh (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

logh (Old Danish): law

Definitions

  1. law

Ancestry of “logh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselǫgfate; situation, the condition that one is given...
2Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “logh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →